Platinum Sponsor 01/25/2015 Equity Center

Gold Sponsors 01/25/2015 Equity Center

War and Rumors of War Equity Center’s 15th Annual School Finance & Legislative Workshop 01/25/2015 Equity Center

A World Class Education for All Texas Children 01/25/2015 Equity Center

A World Class Education for All Texas Children Aspirational Practical? 01/25/2015 Equity Center

Before anything else, EFFICIENCY is Absolutely Key to the Solution 01/25/2015 Equity Center

Every dollar spent, must address a state-recognized cost. 01/25/2015 Equity Center

$2,000,000,000 every year is spent without regard to a state-recognized cost. 01/25/2015 Equity Center

Is there any wonder we don’t have enough money to fully fund Bilingual Education? 01/25/2015 Equity Center

Is there any wonder we don’t have enough money to provide all small districts with the funding the state already recognizes as necessary? 01/25/2015 Equity Center

Is there any wonder we don’t have enough money to update the Cost-of-Education Index? 01/25/2015 Equity Center

Is there any wonder we don’t have enough money to increase the Basic Allotment? 01/25/2015 Equity Center

We need greater efficiency in how the state distributes the money it is already spending? 01/25/2015 Equity Center

World Class requires a sacrifice, but even more, it requires a real-world commitment. 01/25/2015 Equity Center

Our children, their ability to make Texas competitive on a global stage in the future, matter more than the politics of today. 01/25/2015 Equity Center

What we have been doing has broken the system. 01/25/2015 Equity Center

We should probably stop doing it. 01/25/2015 Equity Center

The Basic Allotment is BASIC to School Funding. 01/25/2015 Equity Center

Basic Allotments since 2009 School Year Maximum Basic Allotment 2009-2010 $4,765 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 $4,950 2014-2015 $5,040 $275 Increase (5.8%) in two years! 01/25/2015 Equity Center

Basic Allotments since 2009 School Year Maximum Basic Allotment 2009-2010 $4,765 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 $4,950 2014-2015 $5,040 $275 Increase (5.8%) in 5 years 01/25/2015 Equity Center

Hypothetical 2% Increase since 2009 School Year Maximum Basic Allotment 2009-2010 $4,765 2010-2011 $4,860 2011-2012 $4,958 2012-2013 $5,057 2013-2014 $5,158 2014-2015 $5,261 $496 increase (10.4%) 01/25/2015 Equity Center

Hypothetical 1.0113% Increase since 2009 School Year Maximum Basic Allotment 2009-2010 $4,765 2010-2011 $4,819 2011-2012 $4,873 2012-2013 $4,928 2013-2014 $4,984 2014-2015 $5,040 $275 Increase (5.8%) 01/25/2015 Equity Center

Basic Allotment Over Six Years Annual vs. Actual Periodic Increases 01/25/2015 Equity Center

Basic Allotment Over Six Years Annual vs. Actual Periodic Increases 01/25/2015 Equity Center

Tier 1 Poor and Tier 2 Rich 01/25/2015 Equity Center

Tier 1 Poor and Tier 2 Rich 01/25/2015 Equity Center

$35 GL Unchanged Since 1999 01/25/2015 Equity Center

Litigation 01/25/2015 Equity Center

Revenue per WADA at Adopted Tax Rate 01/25/2015 Equity Center

Average Adopted Tax Rates 01/25/2015 Equity Center

Local Option Homestead Exemption 01/25/2015 Equity Center

Classroom Disadvantage $43,845 01/25/2015 Equity Center

El Paso ISD and Glen Rose ISD $72,359 01/25/2015 Equity Center

Trying to Justify an Unfair Advantage Districts with high funding levels before equity Mediocrity 01/25/2015 Equity Center

Trying to Justify an Unfair Advantage Districts with high funding levels before equity Mediocrity Districts with even LOWER funding levels before equity 01/25/2015 Equity Center

One Texas 01/25/2015 Equity Center

Equity Center Standing Up for Texas Taxpayers and Children 01/25/2015 Equity Center